Kevin Spears, the accountant of Tyler Electronics Inc. has prepared the following information for the company's inventory at the end of 2019:

Required:
1. Determine the carrying amount of the inventory using lower of cost or market applied on an item-by-item basis.
2. Prepare the journal entry required to value the inventory at lower of cost or market.
3. What is the impact of applying the lower of cost or market rule on the financial statements of the current period? What is the impact on the financial statements of a subsequent period in which the inventory is sold?

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FIFO Cost Selling Price per Unit Disposal Model Quantity 30 per Unit Costs RSQ535 $30 35 10 $100 $150 JKY942 LLM112 KZG428 52 84 140 85 85 105 160 90 63 145 17